Direct-lifting hydroaeroplane.



W. R. FEARN. DIRECT LIFTING HYDROAEROPLANE. APPucATloN man MM2?, 1917.,

'Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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W. R. FEARN. DIRECT LIFTING HY-DROAEROPLANE. 'APPLlcATloN man MAR..22,19u. 1,256,670, Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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@Hoz/11m Q *-,fSgfPATENT oFFIeE. .WILLIAM-@ruhiger oui-DEN, NEW .'msn'f.I

=nmwgmir-mmhnormn l 'Patented Feb; 19, 191s. .nimma meegaan-2:11917.smal No. 156,590.

stand 110W to make and. use the same, I will :describe its constructionin detail, referring vby numerals tothe ac eompanying drawings .iorrninga part of this specification', 1n

Whichi Figure 1, is u side elevation of -a direet liftinghydro-aeroplanemade in acvcordanee i with my improvement. 'l

`Fig. 2,is a section at .the-line 2-'2.of .'Iig" 1.

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.to Fig. 2. showingv :i rrioclifed'folm` of keel.

Ling-1 bodied 2 represents n bodyy to beilsed 11S a M proxinilt'ely the(mi: or limit', the sides thereof converging to- .lu'n gz-surface. wirdtliefronil endais plainly-shown in Fig.'lefjfliirthein-object`iofv..f,hc.invention is to 3. f The wells of thebody nre-provided 'with Kroviiletnn-iwlfo1iln|w "ith'xi/Ainga-eaeh wing`the necessary-obs'ei'vntion slots 3, and along 'avi'ngff oiplamesylyingat,anbiinglegtoen-c' Viliebottom or nndersidexhereof isar,ra ng'edother. -l-or neonveifgingz. Ytoward; 'their' outer- :Lk-eel 4, the rearend thereof having a rudjderor steering pla-ne 5 hingedjtheleto, ASuidVv,rudder or steering- Iplane liavingifsteering .ehninh`:ittnrherl-thereto running into the 1- b'o ly. )n ,each `Sideof the.ismounted sin nir .tight v(,-ylinder 7 each. endfi of Suid.rvlimlvrs'being conienl in'shhpe ils at 8'.

ward` ends, the .forward conieil'portions thereof beingin Contactwitlrgaehxo'ther sind suoni-edf -togzethelz 4 At suitable points. orpositions en ,.suid cylindersv nrerotziinlily inolim-edtherin s 9 fol'thef'swivvl arme.' o i-"szpnlsl 1011- To t ese lijm iirey secured theframeworkv orf ribs 11, ,ithorl rj! forming the [skeleton: for thev'wings 12: "flThp--enils-ot' thefrnmework oit-ribs 11 are pi \A ot :illv 11min-lied 'tu tliel Vends of their e wings fhench of. thezwings is.etretehedy-ihe planin slm-face ordini-teniet l- Brprovdin'g upFer anFliese n gybo'th direcfpiane is rising,

edv ii irl-e the.'

ne 1s` descending,"

d tlid' im ln carrying out my in'ver'ilion-Lshere'mL lwoo "although'itgfs tolbe `understood that the or raised and loweredl providealsuitble.

operating mechanism 16 similar toa/steering wheel to which are attachedsuitable cables 16 such as chains, said cables being 'cormectedlwith'the rings 9 of the armslO.' -By' draw-4v ing in on certain of saidcables'ad letting out on' theother, the wings maybe raisedor'f` loweredvas desired.

to be driven' forward when in the air or upon a Suitablegasjnor [Theplaneslcand .1.5 lying at anglesto each other 1 or' diverging toward thebody the Water-,and a second or liftinglpropell i' 19 isarrivi. ed'above the 4body'and is adap ed to lift t e' aeroplane from thesurfa'ceof the Water,f or other restingplace.`

In pfractice the'cijlinders-I `ereffilled with f en that..acertainamounti of buoyancy will be given .the 'aeroplane which,ivillvasfsistin'liftmg the same or cause theeraft to float upon thesurface ofabody of ,wa'ter, or iii-*other 'words' `a sulicient :amountof gas will be, carried' "to greatly(I l relieve 'the liftingl strainVupon the 'liftingj- C f d pro eller., f1.. y Vghen' everything is incondition for flyingv the Winge 12 tire. lowered so asfto'relievethepressureof air upon the upper plane'si,14y dui-in the' ascent of themachine, 'the liftlng L prope 1er19isthen1started'which will causeV theaeroplane to. begvraieecl 'from its jre'rstin' place. vAfter theaeroplane has been raise rto-jthe pro raltitude5. vthefwin ifmarel ingpropeller;4 18 sta propeller 1871s etartedxtheeer ""'lane will-be yforced forward on ahorizouta line'yendif it is .necssaryto descendy thewings,lrmay get out ofworking order andthe;aeroplane;`

cause the aeroplane to gradually drift dovvnward or descend tothe-desired altitude.

1 `When itis Ideeired-'to descend -fandlandgw `theadri'vingpropgellerklp. is' stopped 'andwth'e i Y lifting propeller 1-1 9jiss'tarted,jthe lspeed/ofw- I t-hefilatte'r beingdecreasedsiuiiioiently;taperE 4mit the aeroplane to descenddat'theproper` body,a rudderihin begins'l to descend, the-wings: 12 ineyvbelow- Y 'while I `usedfes the yrudderof'the boat:

4Q1,V whereby y,e-,aidjmembers maybe moved .raise Vsuitable manner fas,byf"cb yflat resting- `surface.

Having -thusfully described my invention,

Ward their rear en V table `ia'bout'eeid cyl-indergfa lifting propellerfrom swiftly'descending.

, yWhen'the aero lane ls'in the-` *air*4 the com:

bined rudder an 1steering plane "5 is used for guiding! the sainelf'rr'innl side @to .,side, and e craft 1s in 't'liewaterg 'the same 1sInrig. a 1 have shed-d' dslaghhdg modified form of vmy invention in'whig the keel 4 is split verticel-lyfv and iloiigitlidinall'y', or isforr'nedfrom two similar inembers 20' hinged or pivoted totlieflind'ervs'id "of thebodz;7 as at away from or; toward' each other,sofas to l and lower or open and clo'se' said members.` 'Thesemembers'aret operated in any es "22,='one of esta, stabilizer when vflyin andas a keel when restmg-.upon or `ssiiling",n'jefbody of.

water, but when-it iie desiredfto alight upon a lsolid reting .placesuch'as thefgrou'nd the (e members v20 of y said keel "areldrawn upagainst.th,e bottom ofthe bodyand form a ofiwupse VIy dd not wished-belimited to the exact.,details` `construction .as Vherein .showm asftheseInay'be'verifedvvithin the .limits of the appended clainis 'withoutdeparting from the spiritotfniy'invention.v

' :1.gI'n-fa. device of the-cheracter V:stated a bfrdyrgasvcltil'edcylinders 'carried by said body' and diyergin flOmyftll'cifrwardtoadjust-able wings rota;

and afdciving propeller.'

Irl-fe device ofthe 'character stated a be .raised to' the desiredvheight. which *willi* body, .gee containedl cylinders carriedv by saidand. divergiri g frointheir forward tori'rd their rear'endsrarnislfcarried by said cyl'indersdand=rQtatab1e-1thereab\1t, aframework carriedrby seid'arl's', impair-of 'lanes the -cylindersfto therame-VA gpropel'lerand aliftin propeller. y y n In testimonywlieeffihave hereunle'vfV n y affixed. rnysignature".

